Teeb147
Smash Legend
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Hey. So, I've watched quite a bit of pokemon trainer gameplay now, and I think that overall the character is top tier, but I think the bulk of that goes into Ivysaur and Charizard.
Right now, I think someone could also easily main either one of those two, and it would be a decent time, but Squirtle on the other hand doesn't match up. I've looked at his speed and hitboxes, and it's not that great, it seems inferior in everyway to sheik and pikachu.
If he could at least have more aerial speed he could be a bit different than those two, but among those with good ground speed, squirtle isn't quite as fast, and around the same kind of horizontal aerial speed as sheik and pika (which is on the low side). Also, Sheik has a bit better range, and Pika has multi-hitting attacks as well as a spike.. They also both have good projectiles while squirtle only has a windbox on his water gun. Not to mention the up-b of both of these is more useful than waterfall (overall).
So, considering all that, Squirtle doesn't seem to bring too much by himself, especially compared to the other two pokemon which can stand by themselves (and charizard complements ivysaur's recovery.) compared to other fighters. I mean, what does he have to offer that's good to match up?
-Of course, I know that as a 3-character trainer, it's a great character overall, but I just think Squirtle could (and maybe should) be better than he is as an individual character.
I hope they change him a little to add a bit more. At least he could have a bit better aerial speed than ivysaur, who's a zoner.
Anybody feel the same or differently?
Right now, I think someone could also easily main either one of those two, and it would be a decent time, but Squirtle on the other hand doesn't match up. I've looked at his speed and hitboxes, and it's not that great, it seems inferior in everyway to sheik and pikachu.
If he could at least have more aerial speed he could be a bit different than those two, but among those with good ground speed, squirtle isn't quite as fast, and around the same kind of horizontal aerial speed as sheik and pika (which is on the low side). Also, Sheik has a bit better range, and Pika has multi-hitting attacks as well as a spike.. They also both have good projectiles while squirtle only has a windbox on his water gun. Not to mention the up-b of both of these is more useful than waterfall (overall).
So, considering all that, Squirtle doesn't seem to bring too much by himself, especially compared to the other two pokemon which can stand by themselves (and charizard complements ivysaur's recovery.) compared to other fighters. I mean, what does he have to offer that's good to match up?
-Of course, I know that as a 3-character trainer, it's a great character overall, but I just think Squirtle could (and maybe should) be better than he is as an individual character.
I hope they change him a little to add a bit more. At least he could have a bit better aerial speed than ivysaur, who's a zoner.
Anybody feel the same or differently?
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